QUARRY PRODUCTS OF IOWA¹

Directory of Iowa Limestone Quarries by Counties
by S. W. Beyer and Ira A. Williams

(Note: The Geological Horizon has been omitted from this list. See the individual county listings for that information.)

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Allamakee County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
John M. Hartong	Church	dolomite	hand work	building & rubble
D. Keffeler	Church	dolomite	hand work	building & rubble
William P. Truax	Harper's Ferry	dolomite	hand work	building & rubble
William H. Miller	Lansing	dolomite	hand work	rubble
Reppe Bros.	Lansing	dolomite	hand work	building & flagging

Appanoose County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
William B. Swan	Plano		hand work	building & curbing

Benton County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Eek Lahne	Garrison	hard, fine-grained, white limestone	hand work	rubble
J. W. Thompkin	Garrison	hard, fine-grained, white limestone	hand work	rubble
Mrs. Margaret Wenner	Garrison	hard, fine-grained, white limestone	hand work	rubble
M. G. Combes	Shellsburg	gray limestone	hand work	building & rubble
James Rife	Shellsburg		hand work	building & rubble
John Trinder	Vinton		hand work	building & rubble
Herman W. Kearns	Vinton	yellow, fine-grained, hard, magnesian limestone	hand work	building & rubble
Mrs. R. H. Quinn	Vinton	gray, buff, brecciated limestone		building & rubble
Ephraim Rosenburg	Vinton	gray, buff, brecciated limestone		building & rubble
Owen Drumm	Cedar Falls	varying from pure to highly magnesian limestone	hand work	building & riprap
Houghtaling & Gillan	Cedar Valley	varying from pure to highly magnesian limestone	hand work	rubble
Jens Nielsen	Cedar Falls	varying from pure to highly magnesian limestone	hand work	building, dressed flagging
E. M. Cuddebeck	Cedar Falls	varying from pure to highly magnesian limestone	hand work
E. J. Buchan	Laporte	varying from pure to highly magnesian limestone	hand work	building, rubble & crushed stone
James F. Camp	Laporte	varying from pure to highly magnesian limestone	hand work	Macadam and rubble
C. R. Harmon	Laporte	varying from pure to highly magnesian limestone	hand work	building & rubble
A. K. Longaker	Laporte	varying from pure to highly magnesian limestone	hand work	building
John Mersch	Laporte	varying from pure to highly magnesian limestone	hand work	building & rubble
John M. Trip	Laporte	varying from pure to highly magnesian limestone	hand work	building & rubble
Bartlett & McFarlane	Waterloo	varying from pure to highly magnesian limestone	hand work	building & rubble

Bremer County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Cedar River Stone Co.	Waverly	magnesian limestone	crusher plant, steam drills	rubble & crushed stone

Buchanan County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
A. B. Kiefer	Coytown	gray and blue, fine-grained, non-dolomitized limestone	hand work	building, rubble, flagging, curging, etc.

Cedar County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Cedar Valley Stone Co.	Cedar Valley	evenly bedded, vesicular dolomite	channelers, steam drills, crusher plant, dressing plant	building (rough , dressed), bridge, rubble, riprap, crushed stone, etc.

Cerro Gordo County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
The Barber Asphalt Paving Co.	Mason City	white limestone & sugary dolomite	crusher plant	crushed stone
K. Kuppinger & Bros.	Mason City	white limestone & sugary dolomite	hand work	building & rubble
Mason City Lime & Cement co.	Mason City	white limestone & sugary dolomite	one kiln	lime
Mason City Quarry Co.	Mason City	white limestone & sugary dolomite	hand work	building, rubble, riprap, flagging
Northwestern States Portland Cement Co.	Mason City	white limestone & sugary dolomite	crusher plant, complete Portland cement plant with up-to-date equipment in process of building	rubble & crushed stone at present
C. K. Quinby	Mason City	white limestone & sugary dolomite	hand work	building, rubble, flagging

Chickasaw County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
L. L. Layton	Nashua	thin bedded, magnesian limestone	hand work	rubble, macadam

Clarke County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Wm. & M. H. Busick	Osceola	white limestone	hand work	building, flagging, curbing
J. N. DeLong	Osceola	white limestone	hand work	building, flagging, curbing and macadam
O. O. Fenn	Osceola	white limestone	hand work	building & rubble
J. O. Girthoffer	Osceola	white limestone	hand work
S. A. Johnson	Osceola	white limestone	hand work	building, flagging, rubble
Wm. H. Petrie	Osceola	white limestone	hand work	building, rubble
W. M. Short	Osceola	white limestone	hand work	building, flagging

Clayton County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Charles Lee	Elkader	thin bedded limestone	hand work	rubble, lime
James G. Cassidy	Elkader		hand work	building, lime, flagging, curbing, crushed stone
Curtis H. Williamson	Elkader		hand work
E. W. & H. D. Kregel	Garnavillo		hand work	rubble, flagging, paving
George Kohler	Guttenberg	gray, fine-grained limestone, some magnesian	one kiln	lime
Franz Stoeffler, Sr.	Guttenberg	gray, fine-grained limestone, some magnesian	one kiln	building, lime
Joseph Vogt	Guttenberg	gray, fine-grained limestone, some magnesian	one kiln	lime, rubble
Frank T. Boyle	McGregor	blue, fine-grained limestone	hand work	building, curbing, paving
John Shadle	Volga		hand work	building, paving

Clinton County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Nelis KaardeGeo. H. & Herbert Mowry	LyonsBig Rock	brown to bluish-gray magnesian limestone	hand work
August Kuehl	Big Rock	brown to bluish gray magnesian limestone	hand work	rubble, riprap
Claus F. Lorenzen	Big Rock	brown to bluish gray magnesian limestone	hand work	building, macadam, riprap
Mrs. Louise Moeller	Big Rock	brown to bluish gray magnesian limestone	hand work	rubble
S. B. Walker	Calamus	brown to bluish gray magnesian limestone	hand work
Thomas Carey & Son	Clinton	brown to bluish gray magnesian limestone	portable jaw crusher	building, rubble, crushed rock
Thomas Purcell	Clinton	brown to bluish gray magnesian limestone	hand work	rubble
Albert A. Barber	Grand Mound	brown to bluish gray magnesian limestone	hand work	rubble
John H. Frederick	Grand Mount	brown to bluish gray magnesian limestone	hand work
Anton H. Green	Grand Mound	brown to bluish gray magnesian limestone	hand work	building, rubble
J. O. Miller	Grand Mound	brown to bluish gray magnesian limestone	hand work

Davis County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Jeff Carter	Eldon		hand work

Decatur County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Davis City Stone Crusher Co.	Davis City	white limestone	crusher plant	building, rubble, crushed stone
J. W. Valentine	Davis City	white limestone	hand work	rubble
W. E. Lee	Davis City	white limestone	hand work	building, rubble, crushed stone
John Lovell	Davis City	white limestone	hand work	building, curbing
J. W. West	De Kalb	white limestone	hand work
W. H. Campbell	Grand River	white limestone	hand work

Delaware County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Fred A. Bort	Hopkinton	even bedded, fine-grained dolomite	hand work	building, rubble
E. M. Loop	Hopkinton	gray to buff dolomite	hand work	building, lime, riprap
M. L. McGlade	Hopkinton	gray to buff dolomite	hand work	building, flagging, curbing, crushed stone, etc.
James Milroy	Hopkinton	gray to buff dolomite	hand work	rubble
F. E. Williamson	Hopkington	gray to buff dolomite	hand work	rubble

Des Moines County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Burlington City Quarry	Burlington	white, buff, yellow limestone	hand work	building, rubble, crushed stone
E. G. Kemper	Burlington	white, buff, yellow limestone	crusher plant	rubble, crushed stone
Geo. Koeslner	Burlington	white, buff, yellow limestone	hand work
Albert Mirchner	Burlington	white, buff, yellow limestone	hand work	riprap
John J. Loftus	Burlington	white, buff, yellow limestone	hand work	building, rubble, riprap
Henry Magle	Burlington	white, buff, yellow limestone	hand work	building, rubble
Matthias Miller	Burlington	white, buff, yellow limestone	hand work	building, rubble
Horace Patterson	Burlington	white, buff, yellow limestone	hand work	building, rubble
Perry W. Whitaker	Burlington	white, buff, yellow limestone	hand work	dimension, rubble, flagging, curbing
C. F. Nagel	Picnic Point	white, buff, yellow limestone	hand work
P. R. Hartzell	West Burlington	white, buff, yellow limestone	hand work	building, rubble, riprap

Dubuque County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
H. L. Dehner	Cascade	evenly bedded dolomite	hand work	building, rubble, crushed stone
M. E. Parker	Cascade	evenly bedded dolomite	hand work	rubble, crushed stone
John Becker	Dubuque	granular, hard dolomite	hand work	rubble
Byrne & Saul	Dubuque	granular, hard dolomite	hand work	building, rubble, crushed stone, riprap
Thomas Byrne	Dubuque	granular, hard dolomite	hand work
T. J. Donahue	Dubuque	granular, hard dolomite	hand work	building, rubble
Eagle Point Lime Works	Dubuque	granular, hard dolomite	crusher plant, lime kilns	building, rubble
Gerhard Mersch	Dubuque	granular, hard dolomite	hand work	rubble, curbing, paving
Anthony Siege	Dubuque	granular, hard dolomite	hand work	building, rubble, curbing, crushed stone
James Street	Dubuque	granular, hard dolomite	hand work	building, rubble
Chas. Brodfield	Epworth	dolomite	hand work	building, rubble
Fred E. Sefzik	Epworth	dolomite	hand work	building, rubble
B. N. Arquitt & Sons	Farley	dolomite	hand work	dimension, rubble, crushed stone
Tibey Bros	Julian	dolomite	hand work
Frank Heitzman	sherrill	dolomite	lime kiln	lime

Fayette County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
J. M. Hicks	Arlington	coarse, yellow dolomite	hand work	building, rubble
Lew Rittenhouse	Arlington	coarse, yellow dolomite	hand work
Bartlett & Bartlett	Brainard	coarse, yellow dolomite	hand work
J. L. Ishman	Douglas	coarse, yellow dolomite	kiln	lime
R. W. Helmes	Brainard	coarse, yellow dolomite	hand work	building, rubble
Christian Lortscher	Elgin	coarse, yellow dolomite	hand work	building, rubble, riprap
T. J. Miller	Elgin	coarse, yellow dolomite	hand work
J. J. Coonrod	Oelwein	coarse, yellow dolomite	hand work
Wilkes Williams	Postville	Massive dolomite	steam drills and derricks	Dimension stone, rubble
Dorland & 233e	West Union	yellow, earthy magnesian limestone	hand work	rubble

Floyd County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Bunn Bros.	Charles City	white limestone and dolomitic limestone	hand work	building, rubble
Ed. Gayther, Jr.	Charles City	white limestone and dolomitic limestone	hand work	rubble
Geo. W. Kuhnle	Charles City	white limestone and dolomitic limestone	hand work	rubble
Chas. H. Morrison	Charles City	white limestone and dolomitic limestone	hand work	rubble, building
S. H. Waddell	Charles City	white limestone and dolomitic limestone	hand work	building, rubble
N. Rosenkrans	Marble Rock	white limestone, very evenly bedded below	hand work	building, rubble
Haynes Bros.	Marble Rock	white limestone, very evenly bedded below	hand work	building, rubble, flagging
Chas. D. Smith	Marble Rock	white limestone, very evenly bedded below	hand work	building, rubble
McElroy & Hodge	Rockford	White limestone, very evenly bedded below	hand work	building, rubble

Grundy County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
W. A. Conrad	Conrad	Oölite	hand work	rubble

Source

Iowa Geological Survey, Vol. XVII, Annual Report, 1906 with Accompanying Papers, Samuel Calvin, Ph.D., State Geologist, Iowa State Printer, Des Moines, Iowa, 1907.

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